죄수

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 罪囚

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joesu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joesu
McCune–Reischauer?choesu
Yale Romanization?cōyswu

Noun

죄수 (joesu) (hanja 罪囚)

  1. prisoner